Council
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Civic or civil use:
- City council, county council or other council in the system of Local Government in the United Kingdom.
- United Nations Security Council
- Council on Foreign Relations, a think tank
- Privy Council, a body that advises the head of state of a nation, especially in a monarchy
- Local government area, in Australian English, a geographical area
- Municipality, in the United Kingdom
- Council (Boy Scouts), in the Boy Scouts of America, divisions within the National Council
- Council (subnational entity)
- Ecumenical council, or general council, a meeting of the bishops of the whole Christian Church
- a regional meeting of bishops, sometimes called a synod
- Council of Europe, an international organisation
- Workers' Councils, a revolutionary organisation
- Councils within the European Union:
- *Council of the European Union
- *European Council
- Councils within the African Union
- *Peace and Security Council
- *Economic, Social and Cultural Council
- Xindi Council, a fictional organization from Star Trek: Enterprise
- "The Council (Enterprise episode)", a third season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
- A councilor is a member of a council
- A counselor provides counsel: advice and guidance, such as lawyers provide to their clients.
- A consul is a diplomatic officer.
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